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September 28, 2019

Mourners gather beside the coffin of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at his burial site in...

Soldiers stand beside a picture of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during a church service...

Soldiers stand beside a picture of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during a church service before his burial at his rural village in Kutama, Zimbabwe, September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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September 28, 2019

Grace Mugabe, widow of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, attends a church service before his...

Mourners pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Murombedzi,...

Mourners pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Murombedzi, near his rural home village of Kutama, Zimbabwe, September 16, 2019.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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September 16, 2019

Mourners pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Murombedzi,...

Mourners pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Murombedzi,...

Mourners pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Murombedzi, near his rural home village of Kutama, Zimbabwe, September 16, 2019.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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September 16, 2019

Mourners wait to pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives...

Mourners wait to pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives...

Mourners wait to pay their respects as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Murombedzi, near his rural home village of Kutama, Zimbabwe, September 16, 2019.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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September 16, 2019

A mourner holds a poster as the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Murombedzi,...

A member of the military gestures as mourners arrive to attend a state funeral for Zimbabwe's longtime...

A member of the military gestures as mourners arrive to attend a state funeral for Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe at a national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe pays her last respects during a state funeral of her husband...

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Mugabe pays her last respects during a state funeral of her husband and...

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe pays her last respects during a state funeral of her husband and Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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September 14, 2019

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pays his last respects during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's...

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa, pays his last respects during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pays his last respects during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe pays her last respects during a state funeral of her husband...

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Mugabe pays her last respects during a state funeral of her husband and...

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe pays her last respects during a state funeral of her husband and Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after speaking at a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime...

President of South Africa Ramaphosa reacts after speaking at a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler...

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after speaking at a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert...

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after speaking at a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime...

President of South Africa, Ramaphosa reacts after speaking at a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime...

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after speaking at a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe walks to pay her last respects during a state funeral of...

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe walks to pay her last respects during a state funeral of...

Former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe walks to pay her last respects during a state funeral of her husband and Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe,...

Kenyan President Kenyatta, speaks during Mugabe state funeral at the national sports stadium in Harare...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler...

President of South Africa, Ramaphosa speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's Mugabe, at the national...

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a state funeral of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

The coffin of Zimbabwe's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe leaves the national sports stadium...

Mourners dance as they pay their last respects to Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe during his...

Mourners dance as they pay their last respects to Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe during his state funeral at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Former president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, pays his last respects to Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert...

Former president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, pays his last respects to Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert...

Former president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, pays his last respects to Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe during his state funeral at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

A mourner is carried on a stretcher during the state funeral of the country's founder and longtime ruler...

Mourner is carried on a stretcher during the state funeral of Mugabe at the national sports stadium in...

A mourner is carried on a stretcher during the state funeral of the country's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. Picture taken through pillar. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on next to his wife Auxillia Mnangagwa during the state...

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa looks on next to his wife Auxillia during the state funeral of Mugabe...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on next to his wife Auxillia Mnangagwa during the state funeral of the country's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa welcomes former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, ahead...

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa welcomes former president of South Africa, Zuma ahead of the state funeral...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa welcomes former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, ahead of the state funeral of Zimbabwe's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on during the state funeral of the country's founder and...

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa looks on during the state funeral of Mugabe at the national sports stadium...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on during the state funeral of the country's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, at the national sports stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

Military members stand guard before the arrival of Zimbabwe's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe's...

Military members stand guard before the arrival of Mugabe's coffin at the national sports stadium for...

Military members stand guard before the arrival of Zimbabwe's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe's coffin at the national sports stadium for a state funeral in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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September 14, 2019

The body of Zimbabwe's founder and longtime ruler Robert Mugabe is brought to the national sports stadium...

A woman washes her pots and plates as villagers await the arrival of former Zimbabwean President Robert...

A woman washes her pots and plates as villagers await the arrival of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's body at his rural home in Kutama, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2019.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo